You kiddin me...i got some red 5s last week with holes completely thru the box.  Better to just keep it.

22 hours ago, legopocalypse said:

well amazon (not surprisingly) still doesn't know how to ship a sea cow.

back it goes. (i know it could retrire any day now blah blah blah and box condition supposedly doesn't matter. My customers do care about box condition, and this one is far from acceptable.)

Good for you for sending that crap back! 250 is alot of coin to be getting a box that looks like that.

Mine were sent with damage.  I can tell because there isn't any damage to the outside box but yet the items are thrashed.  If i knew I could get a replacement I would send back but since I was on the cusp I'll keep them.  I can build the one and other wasn't quite as bad.  I usually send back but recently I've sent so much back it's getting a bit maddening!

Edited December 2, 201510 yr by conceptmachine

1 hour ago, jdmpartz said:

I would not ship it back, this thing is getting harder to find by the day.

I am sure Amazon will sell out at 249 with-in this next week.

 

Just my .02

I exchanged it for a replacement so hopefully it arrives better than that did. 

In stock on amazon!

One just sold on eBay uk for 290 quid. Used ones seem to go for 150-160

Edited December 10, 201510 yr by Pjking

Someone clearly had too much to drink down the pub and clicked buy it now!

What's everyone's take on this set retiring? I don't have one but have an opportunity to buy an opened but sealed bags one for $200.

I believe this topic has the opinions you seek. 

I like it.  Its unusual but still a cool looking ship.  I could do without the extra nonsense like the black cubes (sorry I didn't see the movie and don't plan on it).  I have one to build and one to sell.  I don't foresee it bringing big returns though.  Maybe $400-450 a few years down the road

Poor set.. i feel bad for it.  I like it...but seems like nobody else does.  Oh well... 

Just received another from my 11/25 Target order.

1 hour ago, conceptmachine said:

Poor set.. i feel bad for it.  I like it...but seems like nobody else does.  Oh well... 

Often those can be some of the best investments

This set is not a poor set, it is awsome, I have built one, and it's a heck of a ship. It's a must if you have a collection of boats in my mind. Already at 400$CDN on bricklink

On 25/11/2015 at 11:05 AM, outatime said:

Domestic:	$257,760,692	55.0%
+ Foreign:	$211,000,000	45.0%
= Worldwide:	$468,760,692

Not that unpopular?

where did you get this, 

35 minutes ago, TargetZero said:

where did you get this, 

Ticket sales for TLM.

 

Am I seeing the prices correctly on UK Amazon for this set now that it is retired?  If so then that is an easy double right out of the gate.  Anyone care to proffer an opinion?

5 minutes ago, waddamon said:

Am I seeing the prices correctly on UK Amazon for this set now that it is retired?  If so then that is an easy double right out of the gate.  Anyone care to proffer an opinion?

The real question is, however, not how for much it is listed but for how much it actually sells...

That is what I'm getting it?  If these are real selling prices, I will be visiting amazon right away.

Exactly, still plenty left in shops around here and Ebay recent sales are around 300 euros vs 250 RRP. Unhoarded and unloved.

Unhoarded is the best thing about the set.

While everyone sinks their money in red 5 and death stars more and more Sea Cows are getting played with and getting sucked up into roombas. 

I bought a handful of these but i'm not optimistic. I can't think of the type of people what would pay top dollar for this. I also don't think there is a broad enough audience to quickly scoop up the low hanging fruit.

I think its an intriguing set but intriguing isn't enough for most people to throw $500 at it... Time will tell.

8 minutes ago, lookapriest said:

Unhoarded is the best thing about the set.

While everyone sinks their money in red 5 and death stars more and more Sea Cows are getting played with and getting sucked up into roombas. 

Tragically, 10240 is selling for 10% above RRP and hasn´t yet retired in Europe and DS has only been gone a week and is 20% up. Seacow has absolutely no chance of the returns of those two sets as the buying public just isn´t wide enough - low suppy, low demand. Get one well reduced and you are in a good position, though.

I have one for my personal collection. Beautiful set. Perhaps a future collector might feel the same and pay a large amount but at the $250 price point, it's going to be tough to get much of a return. Either way, I'm happy that it's in my collection.

In the US right now, on eBay, cheapest one for sale new is $299.